Iraq War - Dateline NBC - 2003-03-22
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[0:03] Tonight, an attack on US soldiers in
[0:05] Kuwait. Grenades are thrown into a
[0:08] command tent, wounding 14 Americans. And
[0:11] in a puzzling twist, the suspect is a
[0:14] fellow soldier.
[0:20] Target Iraq, a dine special. Here now is
[0:24] Stone Phillips.
[0:27] >> Good evening. A night of fast-moving
[0:29] developments in the war against Iraq. In
[0:31] Kuwait, near the border with Iraq, 14 US
[0:34] soldiers with the 101st Airborne
[0:36] Division were injured in an attack in
[0:38] the middle of the night. Grenades thrown
[0:41] into a tent and it looks like the work
[0:43] of one of their own. A fellow American
[0:45] soldier is now in custody. In Baghdad,
[0:49] where it's now Sunday morning, more
[0:51] powerful explosions. The city the target
[0:53] of sporadic but relentless missile
[0:55] strikes and restrikes. Iraq is claiming
[0:58] more than 200 civilians have been
[1:00] wounded in the ongoing attacks. Iraq
[1:03] also insists tonight Saddam Hussein is
[1:06] alive and as proof offered these
[1:08] pictures on Iraqi television today. The
[1:11] question is when was this footage taken?
[1:14] Here at home, another day of massive
[1:16] anti-war protests in major cities across
[1:18] the country. A demonstration in New York
[1:21] City drew a crowd estimated at more than
[1:23] 150,000 people.
[1:26] Tom Bro and I will be bringing you up to
[1:28] date on all the latest information from
[1:29] the front. Let's get more now on that
[1:31] grenade attack. NBC's Dana Lewis is with
[1:34] the 101st Airborne Division in Kuwait.
[1:36] Dana,
[1:39] >> hi Stone. As you say, it happened in the
[1:41] middle of the night. According to
[1:42] military officials, somebody walked into
[1:44] the tactical operations center. that is
[1:46] a a very